ASUS Launches Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP Video Card
ASUS has officially announced the the ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP graphics card! This card is overclocked to 1000MHz on the core, which is 75MHz higher than the AMD Radeon HD 7970 reference design. This card is cooled by the exclusive DirectCU II, a dual fan thermal design with six copper heatpipes and a large dissipation area. The cards custom PCB features ASUS DIGI+ VRM 12-phase digital power delivery along with Super Alloy Power components for improved overclockeings. As with other ASUS DirectCU II cards you get the ability to do VGA Hotwire hardware overvolting and use the GPU Tweak software utility. The card should be available online later today. The ASUS 7970 DirectCU II TOP graphics card will carry a suggested retail price of $599.
Further design and engineering improvements to the ASUS DirectCU II thermal architecture have resulted in its finest iteration yet. The new design consists of six all-copper heatpipes in direct contact with the GPU, in addition to a 20% larger dissipation area than any previous versions. Cooling effectiveness increases by up to 20% compared to reference, helping the card run with improved stability and reliability critical to successful overclocking. Since the card stays so cool, the dual fans can operate at lower speeds, contributing to a 14dB quieter than reference experience that helps gamers focus on the action instead of the noise.
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